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No. 476,558. Patented Jun@ 7, 1892.

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GAN GRIMPING MACHINE.

No. 476,558. Patented June 7,1892.

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CAN-CRMPING MACHINE.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 476,558, dated June 7',1892.

Application filed January 29, 1892.

T @ZZ whom it 71u03/ concern:

Be it known that I, JOHN IV. ROBERTS, a citizen of the United States,residing at Cleveland, in the county of Cuyahoga and State of Ohio, haveinvented certain nenT and useful Improvements in Can-Crim ping Machines,of which the following, with the accompanying drawings, is aspecification.

My invention relates to machines for crimpio ing the ends upon thecylindrical part of tin packing-cans.

The object of my invention is a machine embodying a rotary can-carrier,mechanism which automatically grips the cans and cri m ps I5 the endsupon the body part of the cans, and

also rotary tables in conjunction with the rotary can-carrier.

My invention consists in the construction and combination of partsdescribed herein and dened in the claims.

In the accompanying drawings, Which form a part of this specification,Figure 1 is a side elevation of my machine. Fig. 2 is an enlarged sideelevation of the same, the rotary can-carrier and tables being brokenaway. Fig. 3 is a section of Fig. 2 on the line Vy y. Fig. 4 is anenlarged side elevation of the crimping-disk reciprocators, and Fig. 5is a plan of the same, partly in section. Fig. G is a cross-section ofEig. 5 on the line c 5c. Fig. 7 is a section on the line of Fig. 2. Fig.S is an enlarged broken section of the circular rotary carrier-framewith friction-band. Fig. 9 is an enlarged edge view of my beadingdisk.Fig. 10 is an enlarged edge View of the crimping-disk. Fig. 11illustrates the parts of a can prepared for crimping. Fig. 12 shows theparts of a can put together ready to be crimped by my machine, and Fig.13 is a view ofthe completed can afterbeingoperated upon. Fig. 14illustrates the separate parts of a can prepared for beading one end ofthe can to give it the appearance of being Wired. Fig. 15 is a View ofthe parts put together to be operated upon for beading, and Fig. 16illustrates the beaded can after being' operated upon. Fig. 17 is areduced central vertical section of Eig. 14. Fig. 1S is a centralvertical section of Fig. 15, and Fig. 19 is a central vertical sectionof the vertical plunger.

For the sake of clearness I first describe the Serial No. 419,720. (Nomodel.)

rotary can-carrier and the tables that operate in conjunction therewith.

A vertical shaft 1 stands in a journal-block 2 and is supportedlaterally by the frame 3. 55 A carrier-frame 4 is fixed upogi thevertical shaft 1 above the frame 3, the hub 4' of the carrier-frame 4resting and turning` upon the horizontal arm 3 of the frame 3. Aroundthe circumference of the rotary carrier-frame 6o 4 is a seriesofjournal-boxes 5,through which pass the spindles 6, carrying thecan-carrier disks 7. Around this rotary can-carrier is a friction-face,which is preferably formed vby a band S, Whichbears against a yieldingblock 8 to avoid vibration of the carrier. The block S may be of rubberfaced with wood or metal, or it may be a Wood or metal block withsprings back of it. Above the rotary carrierframe 4 is a circular table9, thatis fixed to the 7o vertical shaft l, and above the circular table9 is a like table 9', fixed upon the shaft 1, and above the table 9 is asimilar circular table 10, xed upon the vertical shaft-1and having ahopper 11 supported therefrom by means of .7 5 straps 11. The table 9 isdesigned to carry loose tops of cans. The table 9' is intended to carryloose bottoms of cans, and the tableI 10 and the hopper 11 are intendedto carry the cylindrical or body parts of cans.

Upon the vertical shaft 1, beloyv the horizontal arm 3 of the frame 3,is fixed a drivegear O, and below the gear O there is shown afriction-Wheel12, Which bears against the friction-block 12. The blockl2' is similar 85 in construction to the block S', hereinbeforedescribed.

The friction-Wheel l2 and the friction-band 8 may be dispensed with, orthe friction-Wheel 12 may be fixed at a different place upon the 9oshaft 1; but I prefer to use the friction-band 8, as illustrated.

In will now describe the gripping and crimping mechanism of my machine.The fraude supporting this mechanism consists of a vertical standard 13,having lateral arms 14, 15,

16, and 17, which carry the vertical shaft 181 that turns in thejournals 14`15, 1G', and 17. To the lower end of the vertical shaft 18is fixed a bevel-gear 19 and to the top of said loo shaft 1S is fixed abevel-gear 20. Collars 18 are fixed upon the vertical shaft 18 toprevent chine.

vertical movement of said shaft, one of said collars being above thejournal another below the journal 16, and another above the journal 17.To the opposite side of the standard 13 are lateral 'arms 21, 22, and 23for supporting other operative mechanism of the marlhe lateral arm 21 isstrengthened and supported by the upright 24, and a crosstie 25,extending from the standard 13 to the upright 24, gives greater rigidityto the frame, and the vertical tie 23" stiffens and makes more rigid thelateral arms 22Y and 23.V The main horizontal shaft 26 passes throughopenings in the standard 13 and upright 24 and has its inner endsupported by the bracket 27 and its outer end supported by the bracket28. Said horizontal shaft 26 turns in the jou rnals 27 and 2S. Upon theouter end of the shaft 26 is fixed a drive-pulley 29, and a mutilatedbevel-gear 30 is fixed to the inner end of said shaft 26. Said mutilatedbevel-gear 30 meshes with the drive-gear 0, that is fixed to thevertical shaft 1 of the rotary can-carrier. the standard 13, is fixed abevel-gear 31, which meshes with the bevelggear 19. An upright 32,supported from the top of 'the standard 13, and an upright 33, supportedfrom the top of the lateral arm 23, carries the -horizontal shaft 34.The horizontal shaft 34 turns in the journals 32 and 33. Upon the outerend of the horizontal shaft 34 is xe'd a bevelgear 35, which meshes withthe bevel-gear 20. A vertical shaft 36 is carried in the journals 22 and23 at the outer ends of the lateral arms 22 and 23. A collar 36 abovethe journal 22' and a like collar below the journal 23 prevent verticalmovement of the shaft 36. Said shaft is supported above the orbit of thecan-carrying disks 7. To the top of the vertical shaft 36 is fixed abevelgear 37, to mesh with the bevel-gear 33, that is fixed upon the endof the horizontal shaft 34. An elongated boss 37 of the gear 37 extendsdown to the journal 23. The shaft 36 has vertical adjustment in thecollars 36 and the bevel-gear 37 for the purpose hereinafter described.This adjustment through the collars 36 is secured by means of theset-screws 36n and through a key upon the inside of the gear 37 and boss37', which fits loosely with the slot 36, formed in the vertical shaft36. Vhile the shaft 36 is adjustable vertically, the gear 37 remains inone position, that it may always mesh with the gear 38. To the lower endof the shaft 3o is fixed a disk 36". Upon the lateral arm 21 is fixed ablock 39, having gibbcd sliding-ways, in which the slide-block 40reciprocates, and upon the lateral arm 22 vis fixed a block 41, havinggibbed sliding-ways, in which the sliding block 43 re ciprocates. Avertical shaft 42, having its lower end in the journal 40, passes upthrough the slot 22 in the lateral arm 22, through the slot 41 of theslide-block 41, and through the journal 43. The only difference betweenthe blocks 39 and 41 is that block 41 is slotted, as

Upon the horizontal shaft 26, outside Varms 21 and 22, are alike, andtherefore adescription of the upper one only is given, it beingillustrated by Figs. 4, 5, and 6, and the same reference-figures areplaced to like parts ofY each reciprocator.

The slide-blocks 40 and 43 have a borre 44 therein, into which entersVthe rod 45. A spring 46 is placed in the bore 44 back of the rod 45. Theopposite end of the rod 45 is threaded,.as seen at 45. The bar 47 has abore in its front end, into which enters the threaded end of the rod 45.The entrance of the rod 45 into the bar 47 is shown Vby the dotted lineson the bar 47 in Figs. 4 and 5. Said bar 47 has a lateral opening 47through it, into which is placed a worm-wheel 49. The worm-wheel 49 isbored axially and threaded to screw upon the threaded portion of thc rod45. A worm-gear 50, turned by the handwheel 51, operates the worm-wheel49. It will be seen that byY turning' the hand-wheel 51 the worm gearandwheel will lengthen or shorten the reciprocating apparatus, as desired.The bars 47 reciprocate in openings through the standard 13.

Instead of making the wheel 49 a wormwheel, it may be made a plain wheelbored axially and threaded to screw upon the rod 45, and other meansthan the worm-gear employed t-o turn it. Various means for turning thiswheel will readily suggest themselves to mechanics. I prefer, however,to use the worm-gear, as a finer adjustment can be se cured therewiththan by other means.

ln the back end of the bar 47 is pivoted a friction-roller 4S. Upon thevertical shaft 13 are fixed cams 52 to engage the friction-rollers 4S.As the pressure of the cams 52 is brought against the friction-rollers4S by the rotation of the shaft 18, the reciprocators are thrustforward, carrying the vertical shaft 42, and as the pressure of the cams52 is released the retraction-springs 53 will withdraw the reciprocatorsto their extreme back-stroke.

Upon the vertical shaft 42 are fixed the crimping-disks 54 and 55. Thedisk 55 has vertical adjustment upon the shaft 42 by means of aset-screw 55. Said disks are beveled, the lower one 54 to its under sideand the upper one 55 to its upper side.

A bracket 56, carrying a journal 56', is attached to the front side ofthe upright support 24. A rectangular plunger57 works vertically in thebox-journal 56. The top 57 of the vertical plunger is a cap fitted uponthe plunger-bar 57 and is cupped out on top to receive the lower ends ofthe spindles 6.

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A rubber block 57" is interposed between the plunger-cap 57 and the topof the plungerbar 57 to allow a slight yielding of the disks 7 and tocushion the bearing of the plunger against the spindles 6. Afriction-roller 5S is pivoted to the lower end of the vertical plunger57. Upon the lower horizontal shaft 26 is fixed a cam 59 to engage thefriction-roller 5S. The vertical plunger is below the orbitl of thespindles 6, with their disks 7. XVhen the carrier-frame t stops aftereach intermittent rotary movement, the Vertical shaft 36, one of thespindles C, and the plunger 57 are in a vertical line.

A throw-off 63, supported in the front of the machine by the bracket G-land having vertical adjustment therein by means of the setscrew G5,operates to discharge cans from the machine after being operated upon asthey are carried on and come into contact With thc horizontal bent endG3 of the throw-off.

ln the operation of my machine the parts of cans represented by GO, 61,and G2, Fig. 11, are first prepared and the cylindrical parts 60 areplaced in the hopper 11 and on the table 10. The bottoms 62 are placedupon the table 9 and the tops are placed upon the table 0. The verticalshaft 42 and the disk 55 are adjusted vertically to the length of thecans to be operated upon, and the length of the reciprocators isadjusted to the diameter of the cans, as hereinbefore described. Theoperator takesthe prepared parts of acau and puts them together, asillustrated by Fig. 12, and then sets the can top end down upon one ofthe can-carrying disks 7. The position of the cans upon the disks 7 isshown at A, Figs. 1 and 2. The mutilated gear 30 rotates the shaft 1 andcan-carrying apparatus intermittingly and brings the disks 7successively under the disk 36". As each disk 7 comes under the disk 36the cam 59 on the horizonvtal shaft 2G comes in contact with thefrictionlower ends of the spindles Gare rounded thatl they may turneasily on the cupped plungerhead 57. The can A is raised high enough tobring the edges of the ends G1 and (52 op posite the edges of thecrimping-disks 5i and 55. As the can A is gripped and While beingrevolved, as described, the cams 52 on the vertical shaft 1S come intocontact With the friction-rollers 48 on the reciprocators and force thereciprocators in, thus bringing the edges of the disks 51 and 55 againstthe turned edges of the can ends G1 and G2. The turning of the can Acauses the disks 51 and 55 to revolve. The can A makes severalrevolutions While the disks 5i and 55 are in operation against it. Asthe grip of the can is released by the turning of the cam 59, the cams52 release their pressure and the springs 53 Withdraw the reciprocators,and the mutilated pinion 30 rotates the can-carrier far enough to bringthe next succeeding disk 7 under the disk 36', when the operationdescribed is repeated. As the cans are carried around after beingoperated upon they come into contact with the horizontal arm 63 of thethrow-oit G3 and are caused to fall int-o a chute or receptacle placedby the side of the machine to receive them.

The purpose of the springs 46 in the slideblocks 40 and 43 back of therods 45 is to provide a yielding bearing for said rods 45 anda yieldingto the disks 5% and 55 to overcome any unevenness in the surface of cansoperated upon and also to cushion the stroke of said disks against thecans. I

Sometimes it is desirable to bead cans around the lower edge to givethem the appearance of being Wired. This is mostly done with the largersizes of cans. To bead a can around one end to give it the appearance ofbeing Wired the cylindrical part 65, Figs. 14 and 17, is curled overupon its edge, as seen at G5. The end G7 of the can is formed asillustrated in said iigures. The parts are then put together by theoperator, as illustrated by Fig. 15, and placed top down upon thecarrier-disks 7, as already described for ordinary crimping. Instead ofthe beveled disk 55, I employ a disk having a rounded groove 68 aroundits periphery, as illustrated by Fig. 9. This Will crimp the end overthe turned edge G5 of the can-body G5and bead it, giving it theappearance of being Wired, as illustrated by Fig. 16.

The adjustment and operation of the machine for beading cans is the sameas for crimping cans, as hereinbefore described.

It will be seen that my machine is very simple in construction andoperation, and that the can-carrying apparatus intermittingly rotaies tobring cans into position to be gripped, and that the gripping andcrimping are accomplished automatically.

My machine may be used either with or Without the tables, orany oneortwo of them, for carrying the loose parts of cans to be operated upon;but Iprefer, as a matter of convenience to the person ending the cans,to use the tables.

4If the machine be built to crimp but onesized cans, the means forgiving vertical adjustment to the vertical shaft i2 may be dispensedwith and the means for adjusting the length of the crimpingdiskreciprocators need not be employed; but as the capacity of the machineis so great it is advisable to use these adjusting devices, so that onemachine may be made to operate upon cans of various sizes.

My invention may take on various modifi- IDO not., therefore, limitmyself to the form and arrangement of parts as shown and described.

Vhat claim as my invention, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is-

l. The combination, in a machine of the character described, of avertical shaft having an intermittent rotary movement, a carrier-framefixed upon the shaft, a series of disks having spindles journaled aroundthe carrier-frame, a friction-face around the earrier-frame, and afriction-bearing for the friction-face with afriction-wheel mounted uponthe vertical shaft and a friction-bearing for the frietionwheel,substantially as shown and described.

2. The combination, in a machine of the character described, of acarrier-frame having an intermittent rotary movement, spindles havingdisks on their tops, said spindles projecting through journals aroundthe carrierframe, a rotating disk above the orbit of the spindles havingdisks, a plunger below the orbit of the spindles, and acani adapted toraise the plunger vertically as the spindles successively come over theplunger to grip a can between the disk on the spindle and the rotatingdisk above, substantially as shown and described.

3. The combination, in a machine of the character described, of acarrier-frame havin g an intermittent rotary movement, spindles havingdisks on their tops, said spindles projecting through journals aroundthe carrierframe, a rotating disk above the orbit of the spindles havingdisks, a plunger below the orbit of the spindles, said plungerconsisting of a vertical bar having a cap on its top and a yieldingbearing between the bar and cap, and a cam adapted to raise theplungeras the spindles successively come over the plunger, substantiallyas shown and described.

et. In a machine of the character described, a' sliding block, a cam toreciprocate the sliding block, adjustable con neetion between the camand sliding block, and a yielding bearing between said adjustableconnection and sliding block, substantially as described.

5. The combination, in a machine of the character described, of a shaftcarrying crimping-disks, sliding blocks having journalsin whichsaid'shaft rotates, cams to reciprocate the sliding blocks and shaft,adjustable connection between the cams and sliding blocks, and yieldingbearings between said adjustable connections and the sliding blocks,substantially as shown and described.

6. In a machine of the character described, a sliding block having abore therein, a rod to enter said bore and having its opposite endthreaded,a yielding bearing back of said rod within the bore of thesliding block, a bar having a bore into which the threaded end of therod enters, a cross-opening in the bar, and a wheel in saidcross-opening, the wheel being bored axially and threaded to screw uponsaid rod, substantially as described.

7. In a machine of the character described,

a shaft carryingcrimping-disks, sliding blocks having journals in whichthe shaft rotates, bores in the sliding blocks, rods entering said boresand having their opposite ends threaded, springs in the bores of thesliding blocks back of the rods, bars having bores into which thethreaded ends of the rods enter, and cross-openings in the bars,worm-wheels in said cross-openings and bored axially and threaded, theworm -wheels being screwed upon the rods, and worin-gears to turn theworm-wheels, substantially as described.

S. rlhe combination, in a machine of the character described, of slidingblocks, cams to reciprocate the sliding blocks, adjustable connectionsbetween the cams and sliding blocks, and yielding bearings between theadjustable connections and sliding blocks with means for gripping andrevolving cans while being crimped, substantially as shown anddescribed.

9. The combination, in a machine of the characterdescribed, of a shaftcarrying crimping-disks, sliding blocks having journals in which saidshaft rotates, cams to reciprocate the sliding blocks and shaft, andadjustable connection between the cams and sliding blocks with acarrier-frame having an intermittent rotary movement, spindles havingdisks journaled around the carrier-frame, a rotating disk supportedabove the orbit of the spindles having disks, a plunger below the orbitof the spindles, and a cam adapted to raise the plunger as the spindlessuccessively come over the plunger, substantially as shown anddescribed.

lO. The combination, in a machine of the character described, of ashaftcarrying crimping-disks, sliding blocks having journals in which saidshaft rotates, 'cams to reciprocate said sliding blocks and shaft, anysuitable connection between the cams and sliding blocks, and yieldingbearings between said connection and sliding blocks with a carrierframehaving an intermittent rotary movement, spindles having disks journaledaround the carrier-frame, a rotating disk supported above the orbit ofthe spindles having disks, a plunger below the orbit of the spindles,and a cam adapted to raise the plunger as the spindles successively comeover the plunger, substantially as shown and described.

ll. The combination, in a machine of the character described, of slidingblocks, cams to reciprocate the sliding blocks, ad justabie connectionsbetween the cams and sliding blocks, and yielding bearings between saidadjustable connections and sliding blocks with a carrier-frame that hasan intermittent rotary movement, spindles having disks journaled aroundthe carrier-fram e, a rotating disk su pported above the orbit of thespindles having disks, a plunger below the orbit of the spindles, and acam adapted to raise the plunger as the spindles successively come overthe plunger,substantiallyas shown and described.

l2. The combination, in a machine of the IOO character described, of asupporting machinefraine, a horizontal driving-shaft, a vertical shafthaving cams thereon, driving connection between the driving-shaft andthe vertical shaft having cams thereon, a vertical shaft rotated bydriving connection between it and the vertical shaft having camsthereon, a vertical shaft carrying crimping-disks, and reciprocatingconnection between the vertical shaft carrying crimping-disks and thecams on the vertical shaft that is operated by the driving-shaft,substantially as shown and described.

13. The combination, in a machine of the character described, of ahorizontal drivingshaft, a vertical shaft having cams thereon, drivingconnection between the driving-shaft and the vertical shaft having camsthereon, a vertical shaft rotated by driving connection between it andthe vertical shaft having cams thereon, a vertical shaft carryingcrimping-disks, sliding blocks having bores therein and having journalsin which the vertical shaft carrying crimping-disks rotates, rods havingone end in the bores of the sliding blocks and the opposite endthreaded, bars into which the threaded ends of the rods enter, andwheels bored axially and threaded to screw upon said rods, substantiallyas shown and described.

14. The combination, in a machine of the character described, of ahorizontal drivingshaft, a vertical shaft having cams thereon, drivingconnection between the horizontal driving-shaft and the Vertical shafthaving cams thereon, a vert-ical shaft that is rotated by drivingconnection between it and the vertical shaft having cams thereon, avertical shaft carrying crimping-disks, sliding blocks having borestherein and having journals in which the vertical shaft carryingcrimpingdisks rotates, rods having one end in the bores in the slidingblocks and the opposite end threaded, yielding bearings within the boresof the sliding blocks back of the rods, bars into which the threadedends of the rods enter, and wheels bored axially and threaded to screwupon the said rods, substantially as shown and described.

15. The combination, in a machine of the character described, of avertical shaft carrying a carrier-frame, disks having spindles passingthrough journals around the circumference of the carrier-frame, meansfor giving said shaft and frame an intermittent rotary movement, andmeans for raising successively the disks having spindles as the shaftand carrier-frame stop after each intermittent movement with asupporting machineframe, a horizontal driving-shaft, a vertical shafthaving cams thereon, driving connection between the driving-shaft andthe vertical shaft having cams thereon, a vertical shaft rotated bydriving connection between it and the vertical shaft having camsthereon, a vertical shaft carrying crimping-disks, and reciprocatingconnection between the vertical shaft carrying crimping-disks and thecams on the vertical shaft that is operated by the driving- Shaft,substantially as shown and described.

16. In a machine of the character described, a vertical shaft carrying acarrierframe, disks having spindles passing through journals around thecircumference of the carrierframe, a horizontal drivingshaft, a verticalshaft having cams thereon, driving connection between the driving-shaftand the vertical shaft having cams thereon, a vertical shaft supportedabove the orbit of the disks having spindles, driving connection betweensaid shaft and the vertical shaft carrying cams, a Vertical shaftcarrying crimping-disks, reciprocating connection between the verticalshaft carrying crimping-disks and the cams on the vertical shaft that isoperated by the drivingshaft, a plunger below the orbit of the diskshaving spindles, means for raising the plunger to elevate the spindleshaving disks as they successively come over the plunger, and drivingmechanism between the horizontal driving-shaft and the vertical shaft towhich the carrier-frame is attached, said driving mechanism beingadapted to give the carrierframe and the vertical shaft upon which it isfixed an intermittent rotary movement, substantially as shown anddescribed.

17. The combination, in a machine of the character described, of avertical shaft carrying a carrier-frame, a friction-face around thecarrier-frame, a friction-bearing for the friction-face of thecarrier-frame, disks having spindles passing through journals around thecircumference of the carrier-frame, means for giving said shaft andframe an intermittent rotary movement, and means for raisingsuccessively the disks having spindles as the shaft and carrier-framestop after each intermittent movement with a supporting machine-frame, ahorizontal driving-shaft, a vertical shaft having cams thereon, drivingconnection between the driving-shaft and the vertical shaft having camsthereon, a vertical shaft rotated by driving connection between it andthe vertical shaft having' cams thereon, a vertical shaft carryingcrimping-disks, and reciprocating connection between the vertical shaftcarrying crimping-disks and the cams on the vertical shaft that isoperated by the driving-shaft, substantially as shown and described.

1S. ln a machine of the character described', a vertical shaft carryinga carrier-frame, a friction-face around the tcarrier-frame, afriction-bearing for the friction-face of the carrier-frame, diskshaving spindles passing through journals around the circumference of thecarrier'frame, a horizontal driving shaft, a vertical shaft having camsthereon, driving connection between the horizontal driving-shaft and thevertical shaft having cams thereon, a vertical shaft supported above theorbit of the disks having spindles, driving connection between saidshaft and the IOO IIO

vertical shaft carrying cams, a vertical shaft carrying crimping-disks,reciprocating connection between the vertical shaft carryingcrimping-disks and the cams on the vertical shaft that is operated bythe driving-shaft, a plunger below the orbit of the disks havingspindles, means for raising the plunger to elevate the spindles havingdisks as they successively come over the plunger, and driving mechanismbetween the horizontal drivingshaft and the vertical shaft to which thecarrier-frame is attached, said driving mechanism being adapted to givethe carrier-frame an intermittent rotary movement, substantially asshown and described.

19. In a machine of the character described, a vertical shaft carrying acarrier-frame, disks having spindles passing through journals around thecircumference of the carrier frame, a supporting machine-f rame, ahorizontal driving-shaft, a vertical shaft having cams thereon, drivingconnection between the d riving-shaft and vertical shaft, a horizontalshaft above the machine-frame, driving connection between the verticalshaft carrying cams and the horizontal shaft above the machin e-frame,

a vertical shaft rotated by driving connection between it and the upperhorizontal shaft, a vertical shaft carrying crimping-disks, reciprocating connections between the vertical shaft carrying`crimping-disks and the cams on the vertical shaft that is operated bythe driving-shaft, a plunger below the carrierframe carrying thespindles with disks attached, means for raising the plunger to elevatethe spindles and disks as they successively come over the plunger, anddriving mechanism between the horizontal drivingshaft and the verticalshaft that carries the carrier-frame, the driving mechanism beingadapted to give the can-carrier and the vertical shaft upon which itisIixed an intermittent rotary movement, substantially as described.

In testimony whereof l affix my signature,in presence of twe witnesses,this 23d day of January, 1892.

JOHN V. ROBERTS.

Witnesses:

J. A. OsBoRNn, MARTIN W. SANDEns.

